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BBQ RULES


We are about to enter the summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it's the on
ly type of cooking a 'real' man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.

When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into
motion:

Routine...


(1)
The woman buys the food.
(2)
The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3)
The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
Playmobil Special Man With Barbecue
Here comes the important part:


(4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

More routine....


(5)
The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(6)
The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.

Important again:


(7)
THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

More routine....


(8)
The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(9)
After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

And most important of all:

(10)
Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(11)
The man asks the woman how she enjoyed 'her night off.' And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women....

Courtesy: Gordon Barlow

Do you use Graph Paper?Cartesian Graph Paper


Hi Everyone 


I have found this website and I thought that there may be some members who would find it useful. 
www.printfreegraphpaper.com  It is very easy to use just state what kind, what size and what type you require, then print it!

 
Regards to all  Peter Staples


How should I load my caravan for the best towing performance and safety?

Positioning the items you carry inside the caravan will affect the stability of your unit.
 
Putting too much weight at the front of your caravan will add to the noseweight - this is the downward load
on the towball of your vehicle. Exceeding the noseweight will put additional strain on the car or caravan
chassis and could cause expensive damage.
 
Overloading the back of the vehicle can cause safety problems - if you find yourself in a snaking situation,
the caravan will take control, making it very difficult for you to keep control of the car and caravan.
 
The diagram below shows the best way to load your unit:
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  Loading your Caravan

It is important to keep weight low down and over the axle.
In our diagram above the area for heavy items, such as awnings, is indicated
in red, medium weight items can be loaded in the blue area, the rest of the
caravan should be used for storing light items only.

 


The Caravanners' Prayer


Our second home
That art on wheels
Hallowed be thine outfit

Thy weekend break hath come
Thy liberty is to roam
For now we are in heaven

Give us this day our love of freedom
And forgive us all our complaining
As we forgive those that do not understand us

Lead us to a well drained field
But deliver us from all steep hills

For this is our passion
Our caravan and hobby
Forever we will travel

Haven!


 


Hi Notts DA and Club Members,

I have just been checking through my old stored photo's etc and came across this one of my car and caravan setup, that I
had with my late wife Sylvia  back in 1967,and I wondered if it would bring back some of the memories that other members 
would care to share
.
 
 
The car was a Ford Anglia 112E model and had the 1200cc engine. I drove it  all the way  down to Salou in the south of
Spain and back again. I actually did
this  twice at a total of 1282 miles each way, this was in 1966. The first time was with a frame tent and all of my camping gear.

The second time was with the caravan, It was ahead of it's time in my opinion because it had a bed that could be made up and then folded up into the front of the van, this then gave us the use of 2 tables during the day. We could then lower it down at bedtime to put our 3 daughters to sleep for the night.

After doing 2 trips around France this summer it really has made me wonder however we did it !

On the first trip we daringly crossed the Pyrenees and my daughters still speak of their mum Sylvia sitting in the passenger
seat with a towel over her head as we crossed, she was so scared by the experience as she kept thinking we would go over the edge. 
 
                               Regards - Alan Bingham